President Museveni has finally accepted to lift the suspension on the activities of Democratic Governance Facility (DGF) in Uganda. In January 2021, Museveni directed the suspension of the activities of DGF, the largest pool of donor funding to non-governmental organisations in Uganda which is financed by Denmark, Ireland, Austria, UK, Sweden, Norway, and the European Union […]
Kampala International University (KIU) on Thursday June 23rd, 2022 won the Gold Presidential Export Award under the Education Service category at the annual event organized by the Uganda Export Promotions Board (UEPB). The event held at Imperial Royale Hotel Kampala was part of the UEPB’s Export Week 2022-themed “Enhancing Government Efforts for Boosting Export Growth”. […]
It is safe to say that with, Nseyeya, Shafiq has gotten a little ambitious. If I sound like I am damning him with faint praise, I apologize I always liked his minimalist approach to music (often acoustic guitar and percussion), and it was an approach he used as his base, with an occasional wind instrument, […]
Word on the street had it that Chozen Blood’s current girlfriend was Mr. Lee’s daily love and many have pinned him for being a bad friend. This has been escalated by his new song dubbed “Nalozako” in which he praises himself as having “tasted” someone(a girl). Well, the “slayquin” singer gave a capitalized big “NO” […]
Food insecurity and malnutrition remain high in Sub-Saharan Africa where agriculture is predominantly rain-fed and 80% of the food is produced by small-holder farmers. Addressing the challenge requires extensive research and extension support to improve the existing traditional tillage systems and farming practices. Climate Smart Agriculture in Sub Saharan Africa (NoRHED II), a collaborative project […]
Kampala International University (KIU) on Tuesday, June 21, 2022, held a public lecture dubbed, ‘A Career of Excellence in Broadcasting’. The lecture was held to honor the memory of fallen media guru Alex Ndawula whose death was announced by Capital FM on June 6, 2022. Dating back to the 1990s, Ndawula became an outstanding face […]
Makerere University is set to revive its radio station back on air and start an online television in a month’s time. This was confirmed by the university VC Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe While addressing the 7th National Conference on Communications opening ceremony. Prof. Barnabas said that the radio and television stations will help Journalism students gain […]
Makerere University Business School (MUBS) has launched a sports tuition waiver scholarship scheme for all students involved in school sports activities. Through the office of the Dean of Students, it has been announced that the scheme will cover tuition expenses for the select sports scholars at the institution for Semester II AY 2021/2022. “This is […]